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allowing Geppi to " out the smart ones or pick... up the pieces after the stupid ones went out of business," according to Herr. Diamond was aided in his efforts by the publishers themselves. In the early 1980s, Marvel and DC Comics provided trade terms favorable for larger distributors and those with efficient freight systems, effectively "play into the hands of the major distributors such as
Capital and Diamond," and hastening the demise of smaller distributors.
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bigger discount." One of the "last loyal customers" when New Media began having fiscal difficulties, Geppi made a deal: "he owner was going into retail," so Geppi agreed to provide New Media/Irjax with "free books for a period of time in return for his account list," buying parts of the company, and founding
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Diamond lost customers with this approach, however, "and eventually backed down." Geppi recalls compromising, and accepting "that as a distributor, I owed the retailers the product they wanted." In fact, in an attempt to prove
Diamond did not practice censorship, the company joined DC Comics in 1993
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Microsoft Dynamics’ Retail Management System (RMS) software. Together, ComicSuite & RMS give specialty storeowners a point-of-sale (POS) system specifically geared towards their unique business model, offering a host of exclusive
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Rozanski, had to "sort out the good customers from the bad overnight" negotiating with creditors to continue Shuster's distribution business as Diamond Comic Distribution.
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bags as well as "acid-free boxes and acid-free backing boards" for comics collectors to store their collection in. In 1993, Geppi bought Russ Cochran Publishing. Long-term EC Comics fan Cochran auctioned
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features that grant you direct communication with Diamond databases, making it easier than ever before to place orders, track inventory and maintain “pull-and-hold” subscriptions for your customers."
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had tended to steer clear of). After making $ 19m in sales in 1987, Diamond bought West Coast distributor Plant's business in 1988 "and went national" thereby assuming control of "40 percent of the
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used on non-returnable comics," and although the "publisher discontinued the symbol" months later, the name remained. "Diamond grew an average of 40 percent a year," as comics retail took off.
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was taken over by Gemstone in 1998, Gemstone took over publication, and the twenty-eighth edition to the present have been (co-)published by Geppi's Gemstone publications. The
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2291:#174 (February 1995), p. 29.
2244:#225 (July 2000), pp. 12–17.
2103:#166 (February 1994), p. 39.
2073:#122 (June 1988), pp. 20–21.
2069:"A-V, Diamond Clash Again,"
2031:#116 (July 1987), pp. 18–20.
1794:. July 26, 1996 – via
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1644:#140 (February 1991), p. 13.
1448:, "From Mailman to Tycoon,"
1335:Geppi's Entertainment Museum
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1156:Geppi's Entertainment Museum
693:for its excessive violence.
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2145:#199 (October 1997), p. 12.
1735:. Raleigh, North Carolina:
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457:Second Genesis Distribution
143:; 42 years ago
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833:In 1994, Geppi purchased
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2132:#160 (June 1993), p. 18.
2060:#122 (March 1988), p. 7.
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1700:(1998). "Capital City".
1670:#154 (Nov. 1992), p. 14.
1244:Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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1454:(June, 1994), pp. 28–32
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2043:"Diamond Backs Down,"
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